YouTube Earnings

How much do billion-view videos actually earn?

Single best-estimate creator earnings for every video, channel, and category we track - using 2026 RPM data, net of YouTube's 45% cut.

Data window: October 2026

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🎬 Top earning videos · October 2026

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# Video Views (month) Estimated earnings
1 I NEED 1 MORE SUBSCRIBER! I NEED 1 MORE SUBSCRIBER! Mark Rober · Science & Technology 210.94M $1,687,500
2 হাট্টিমাটিম টিম - Hattimatim Tim and more | Bengali Rhymes Collection | Infobells হাট্টিমাটিম টিম - Hattimatim Tim and more | Bengali Rhymes Collection | Infobells Infobells Bangla · Education 64.15M $449,043
3 Main Tota Hindi Rhyme | Children Hindi Rhyme | मैं तोता मैं तोता | Kids Channel India | Hindi Rhyme Main Tota Hindi Rhyme | Children Hindi Rhyme | मैं तोता मैं तोता | Kids Channel India | Hindi Rhyme Kids Channel India - Hindi Rhymes and Baby Songs · Education 56.81M $397,675
4 Baby Shark | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs Baby Shark | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes · Education 54.14M $378,946
5 Join Google One | More storage Join Google One | More storage Google · Science & Technology 31.60M $252,814
6 Johny Johny Yes Papa Nursery Rhyme | Part 3 - 3D Animation Rhymes & Songs for Children Johny Johny Yes Papa Nursery Rhyme | Part 3 - 3D Animation Rhymes & Songs for Children CVS 3D Rhymes & Kids Songs · Education 28.77M $201,388
7 Temu's Big Game Ad Encore TV Commercial 2024 Temu's Big Game Ad Encore TV Commercial 2024 Temu · People & Blogs 142.09M $170,506
8 ¡Lava Tus Manos antes de Comer!🍽️ #hogiespañol ¡Lava Tus Manos antes de Comer!🍽️ #hogiespañol Hogi & Pinkfong en español - Juega y Aprende · Education 23.15M $162,048
9 Soccer Song (Football Song) | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs Soccer Song (Football Song) | @CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes · Education 21.88M $153,181
10 Bandar Mama Pahan Pajama - 3D Animated Hindi Rhymes Bandar Mama Pahan Pajama - 3D Animated Hindi Rhymes Infobells - Hindi · Education 21.33M $149,305

💸 Earnings by category · October 2026

Each category gets its own dedicated earnings page (Schema-marked, SEO-friendly) so you can compare like-for-like.

Music
26258 videos · 11.85B views
$9,478,421
≈ $0.80 RPM
Education
1051 videos · 929.87M views
$6,324,825
≈ $7.00 RPM
Science & Technology
135 videos · 249.78M views
$1,997,895
≈ $8.00 RPM
Entertainment
8700 videos · 1.44B views
$1,955,653
≈ $1.50 RPM
People & Blogs
3921 videos · 724.11M views
$828,624
≈ $1.20 RPM
Film & Animation
5148 videos · 305.42M views
$547,356
≈ $1.80 RPM
Gaming
13612 videos · 172.63M views
$482,758
≈ $3.00 RPM
Howto & Style
157 videos · 36.91M views
$187,955
≈ $6.00 RPM
News & Politics
96 videos · 28.36M views
$141,783
≈ $5.00 RPM
Comedy
688 videos · 36.45M views
$69,154
≈ $2.00 RPM
Sports
486 videos · 12.93M views
$45,174
≈ $3.50 RPM
Travel & Events
37 videos · 3.16M views
$12,632
≈ $4.00 RPM
Pets & Animals
29 videos · 933.65K views
$2,303
≈ $2.50 RPM
Autos & Vehicles
30 videos · 438.24K views
$2,191
≈ $5.00 RPM
Nonprofits & Activism
59 videos · 302.28K views
$302
≈ $1.00 RPM
Other
99 videos · 130.06K views
$260
≈ $2.00 RPM

YouTube RPM reference · 2026

Net creator RPM (per 1,000 views, after YouTube's 45% cut). Sources: Mediacube, Lenos, NoteLM, MilX (2026).

Science & Technology
$8.00
Education
$7.00
Howto & Style
$6.00
News & Politics
$5.00
Autos & Vehicles
$5.00
Travel & Events
$4.00
Sports
$3.50
Gaming
$3.00
Pets & Animals
$2.50
Comedy
$2.00
Film & Animation
$1.80
Entertainment
$1.50
People & Blogs
$1.20
Nonprofits & Activism
$1.00
Music
$0.80
YouTube Shorts
$0.05

Estimates only. Real revenue varies with audience geography, ad demand, advertiser auction prices, YouTube Premium splits, and seasonality.